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Friday, September 18, 2015

Warren Platner: Mid-Century Modern Furniture for Knoll

Warren Platner is a world renowned furniture designer whose
collection was heavily inspired by his background in architecture,
which he studied at Cornell University. After graduating, he went on
to work with some of the most prominent architects in the United
States, including the firms of Eero Saarinen and Kevin Roche in the
early and mid-1960s. Platner is primarily remembered for his
trademark furniture collection for Knoll. In 1966, Platner unveiled
his collection of chairs, ottomans and tables. Platner himself
formulated the production of the complicated pieces, many of which
were constructed from over one hundred cylindrical steel rods and
over a thousand welds. With its complex and distinguished design,
the collection was, and continues to be, a staple of modern design.